Summer Fellows Program
Summer Fellows are exceptional, motivated students, ideally within the last two years of their master-equivalent or Engineering degree studies, who are hosted and coached by ICFO research groups for 3 month stays over the summer (June-September).
Fellows engage in approximately twelve weeks of full-time research under the supervision and mentorship of ICFO Group Leaders, and participate in a focused training program covering the basics and applications of the different research topics active at the institute.
In addition, students are encouraged to take part in the seminars which occur almost daily at the centre, as well as the ICFO Colloquium series.
The program is launched in January. More info available on the ICFO Job Openings & Fellowships page.
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2023 Summer Fellows
Paula
García-Mochales
ICFO GROUP: Quantum Nano-Optoelectronics
“ICFO was the best option for an internship in the field of physics I’m most interested in.”
Guillermo
Gordillo Núñez
ICFO GROUP: Ultracold Quantum Gases
“University studies can be very theoretical and I wanted to see what it was like to work in a lab.“
Luis Castillo
González
ICFO GROUP: Ultracold Quantum Gases
“My passion for learning about quantum physics encouraged me to spend this summer at ICFO.”
Salma Zian
Jamoldinova
ICFO GROUP: CO2 Mitigation Accelerated by Photons
“I have always wanted to do research and this was the perfect opportunity to experience it first hand.“
Sergio
Paniego
ICFO GROUP: Quantum Information Theory
“I am currently planning on taking a gap year to prepare for a PhD. The SF program has helped me sharpen my ideas and demonstrated what other possibilities are out there, through talking to the colleagues in my group but also through the conversations I had and the connections I made with the other Summer Fellows.”
Rafael José
Fernández-Delgado Ruiz
ICFO GROUP: Quantum Nano-Optoelectronics
“Thanks to the Summer Fellows program, I am more eager to pursue a PhD in Quantum Physics, Photonics or new technologies. It has also helped me discover that research topics are very diverse, even inside the same branch of knowledge.”
Laia Xiao
Planas
ICFO GROUP: Quantum NanoElectronics and
NanoMechanics
” I wanted an immersive experience in a real research project.”
Lluís
Martínez Fortuño
ICFO GROUP: Neurophotonics and Mechanical Systems Biology
“I wanted to do an internship anywhere that was Physics related and ICFO provided the best opportunity.”
Emilia
Topp-Johnson
ICFO GROUP: Quantum Optics Theory
“I value having gained experience in theoretical quantum while meeting other physicists and enjoying Barcelona.”
Ivan Salvador
García
ICFO GROUP: Quantum Information Theory
“This was a chance to learn about recent research on an area I found interesting in a leading group in the field.“